Lieutenant General Aung Zaw Aye (Burmese: အောင်ဇော်အေး) is a Burmese military officer.
Aung Zaw Aye | |
|---|---|
အောင်ဇော်အေး | |
| Chief Minister of Shan State | |
| Assumed office February 2023 | |
| Leader | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Commander of the Bureau of Special Operations No. 2 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Burma (now Myanmar) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Military career
editAung Zaw Aye has been reshuffled several times throughout his military career. He previously served as the commander of Bureau of Special Operations No. 2 and inspector general.[1][2]
In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Aung Zaw Aye led efforts to dissuade major ethnic armed organisations from joining the resistance movement and the National Unity Government.[3] In April 2021, he and Yar Pyae met with United Wa State Army and the Shan State Progress Party to maintain relations with the Burmese military.[3]
In March 2022, he was sanctioned by the European Union for committing military atrocities and abuses, particularly for his culpability in the Mo So massacre in December 2021.[4][5]
In February 2023, he was appointed Chief Minister of Shan State.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Myanmar Junta Reshuffles Generals Amid Failed Operations". The Irrawaddy. 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Aung Zaw Aye". Open Sanctions. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b "Myanmar's Coup Shakes Up Its Ethnic Conflicts". Crisis Group. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Myanmar: Japan-Trained General Linked to Abusive Forces". Human Rights Watch. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Treasury Sanctions Military Leaders, Military-Affiliated Cronies and Businesses, and a Military Unit Prior to Armed Forces Day in Burma". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Analysis | Junta Reshuffle Shows Nepotism Rules in Myanmar". The Irrawaddy. 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-19.